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Harry E. James Elementary Primary School
1807 Arlington Rd
Hopewell VA, 23860, Hopewell City County
Phone: 804-541-6408
Ranking:
(971 out of 1,459, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hopewell City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 653 | 639 | 644 | 645 | 654 | 646 | 644 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 120 | 18.4% | 113 | 17.7% | 126 | 19.6% | 108 | 16.7% | 117 | 17.9% | 105 | 16.3% | 115 | 17.9% |
Grade 1: | 123 | 18.8% | 120 | 18.8% | 119 | 18.5% | 121 | 18.8% | 111 | 17.0% | 126 | 19.5% | 108 | 16.8% |
Grade 2: | 106 | 16.2% | 112 | 17.5% | 106 | 16.5% | 107 | 16.6% | 105 | 16.1% | 92 | 14.2% | 108 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 15.2% | 104 | 16.3% | 113 | 17.5% | 89 | 13.8% | 103 | 15.7% | 108 | 16.7% | 118 | 18.3% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 16.4% | 106 | 16.6% | 91 | 14.1% | 98 | 15.2% | 114 | 17.4% | 110 | 17.0% | 109 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 98 | 15.0% | 84 | 13.1% | 89 | 13.8% | 122 | 18.9% | 104 | 15.9% | 105 | 16.3% | 86 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 335 | 51.3% | 317 | 49.6% | 327 | 50.8% | 328 | 50.9% | 335 | 51.2% | 344 | 53.3% | 338 | 52.5% |
Female: | 318 | 48.7% | 322 | 50.4% | 317 | 49.2% | 317 | 49.1% | 295 | 45.1% | 285 | 44.1% | 297 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 13 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 10.1% | 73 | 11.4% | 64 | 9.9% | 61 | 9.5% | 43 | 6.6% | 28 | 4.3% | 33 | 5.1% |
Black: | 408 | 62.5% | 388 | 60.7% | 398 | 61.8% | 396 | 61.4% | 437 | 66.8% | 453 | 70.1% | 443 | 68.8% |
White: | 138 | 21.1% | 136 | 21.3% | 140 | 21.7% | 154 | 23.9% | 142 | 21.7% | 143 | 22.1% | 153 | 23.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.3% | 41 | 6.4% | 31 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 487 | 74.6% | 465 | 72.8% | 450 | 69.9% | 418 | 64.8% | 428 | 65.4% | 379 | 58.7% | 373 | 57.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.5% | 52 | 8.1% | 80 | 12.4% | 72 | 11.2% | 72 | 11.0% | 74 | 11.5% | 93 | 14.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.19 | 14.52 | 15.71 | 15.42 | 15.09 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 62.9% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 37% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 50.4% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.9% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 57.8% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 64.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 62.2% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 62.8% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 70.6% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 55.7% | 70.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 77% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 56% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 54% | 74% |
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* Harry E. James Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.